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News Articles: covid-19 vaccine

A pop-up clinic inside Los Angeles International Airport offered free vaccinations and boosters for holiday travelers last December. A new round of vaccinations may be needed before next winter.

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  • Health

Advisers to FDA weigh in on updated COVID boosters for the fall

The vaccines now in use are based on the form of the virus that circulated at the beginning of the pandemic and are less effective against the omicron variant. New options are in the works.

April 06, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Hensley
Reseach is showing that people who are vaccinated, even with just one dose, tend to have lower rates of long COVID-19 after catching the virus than those who are unvaccinated.

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  • Research News

Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID

Though findings are preliminary, many studies suggest that vaccinated people have good protection against the condition, although just how much is still up for debate.

March 24, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone
A Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is prepared during a pop-up vaccine clinic at Cristo Rey Church in East Austin last summer.

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  • Health

Moderna seeks approval for a 2nd COVID-19 booster shot for adults

If approved, this would be the second booster shot Moderna has issued for people ages 18 and up.

March 18, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A medical worker prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine booster in Hartford, Connecticut, in January.

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  • Health

The FDA postpones a highly anticipated meeting on the Pfizer vaccine for young kids

"We believe additional information regarding the ongoing evaluation of a third dose should be considered as part of our decision-making for potential authorization," FDA officials said in a statement.

February 11, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Hensley
A nurse fills out a vaccine card at an L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College.

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  • Health

The Biden administration will pay community groups to help boost trust in vaccines

The Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working across 38 states and Washington, D.C. to help with local vaccine outreach.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic bus at the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

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  • Middle East

Iran is undergoing a mass vaccination campaign as omicron looms

Iran has found a rare, if fleeting, respite from the anxiety and trauma of the pandemic.

January 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Novak Djokovic prepares to take his seat on a plane to Belgrade, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

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  • Sports

Djokovic arrives in Serbia after deportation from Australia

A handful of fans waving the Serbian flag greeted Djokovic at the airport.

January 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon last month. The military branches have begun discharging people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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  • National Security

U.S. military moves to discharge service members who refuse to get vaccinated

Military officials say that, after months of warnings, they have begun disciplinary actions. The Army has reprimanded 2,700 soldiers and said it will begin discharge proceedings in the new year.

December 17, 2021
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Costumers gather for food and drinks at Time Out Market in Lisbon, Portugal.

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  • World

Portugal has one of the top vaccination rates but isn't taking chances with omicron

Scientists are watching how Portugal and other highly vaccinated countries are faring against the coronavirus' new omicron variant.

December 15, 2021
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  • Joanna Kakissis
Denister Zambrano (25) lieutenant governor of the Amazonian indigenous community of Suni Caño, Peru.

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  • Global Health

Vaccinators in Peru's Amazon are challenged by religion, rivers and a special tea

Peruvian health officials face many obstacles as they try to get everyone vaccinated, including those who live in remote and rural areas.

December 12, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Dr. Naresh Aggarwal talks with Jennifer Bain, who volunteered for a study of Medicago's COVID-19 vaccine, in Toronto. More than 24,000 volunteers in six countries participated.

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  • Health

A COVID vaccine grown in plants measures up

A vaccine from a Canadian biotech firm Medicago has been found to be effective at preventing moderate to severe disease. It could soon become the first plant-based vaccine authorized for human use.

December 08, 2021
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  • Joe Palca
A sign urges people to get the Covid vaccine at the Staten Island Ferry terminal on November 29, 2021 in New York City.

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  • Business

As NYC sets broad vaccine mandate for workers, federal vaccine rules remain blocked

By the end of the month, workers in New York City must be vaccinated against COVID-19, but nationwide, federal vaccine rules are on hold due to numerous legal challenges.

December 06, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
Researchers at the University of Washington Medicine Retrovirology Lab at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle process samples from Novavax's phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in February 2021.

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  • Health

A different kind of COVID vaccine is about ready to roll

Protein subunit vaccines work by injecting people with a tiny portion of a virus. In the case of the COVID-19 vaccine, that tiny portion is the spike protein that the coronavirus uses to enter cells.

December 01, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Palca
President Biden promotes his administration's vaccine or testing requirements for workers at the Clayco construction site in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Oct. 7.

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  • Business

6th Circuit Court 'wins' lottery to hear lawsuits against Biden's vaccine rule

In a process resembling a Powerball drawing, ping pong balls with the names of a dozen federal appeals courts were placed into a wooden raffle drum on Tuesday before a winner was drawn.

November 16, 2021
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Safeway pharmacist Shahrzad Khoobyari administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot to Chen Knifsend at a vaccination clinic in San Rafael, Calif., in October. The companies are seeking regulatory authorization to expand boosters to everyone 18 and older.

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  • Health

Pfizer and BioNTech ask FDA to authorize COVID vaccine booster for people 18+

The companies say a study of more than 10,000 volunteers showed a vaccine efficacy of 95% or greater for people receiving the booster.

November 09, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Palca
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